Status
Success
Cosmos 1503
Launch Time
Wed Oct 12, 1983 00:20 UTC
Wed Oct 12, 1983 00:20 UTC
Rocket
Mission Details
Cosmos 1503
Cosmos 1503 satellite is a satellite of the Strela-2M constellation. These satellites operate as mailboxes: they remember the received messages and then resend them after scheduled time, or by command from the Earth. Some sources state the satellites are capable of only three months of active operation, but in accordance to others they can serve for about five years. The satellites are used for transmission of encrypted messages and images.
Payloads: 1
Total Mass: 800.0 kg
Low Earth Orbit
Location
Site 132/1, Plesetsk Cosmodrome, Russia
Stats
1983
104th orbital launch attempt
Cosmos-3
314th mission
20th mission of 1983
291st successful mission
17th consecutive successful mission